The ad reads Sewells Point Road, which is now Little Creek Road.
Owners:
1945 Hofheimer Circuit.
1950-1961 Weinberg’s Virginia Theaters.
1964 Weinberg’s Virginia Theaters & Rome Theatres, Inc.
1967.Hofheimer Theatres of Norfolk, Virginia, R. P. Lewis, General Manager, they had 5 theatres in Virginia & Rome Theatres.
1969-1975 Rome Theatres of Balitomore, Maryland, H. Paul Rome, President, they had 11 theatres in Maryland & Virginia.
I saw “THE MUSIC MAN” here and went back in about 1990 and without an address I think I went into the building and at that time it was a Drug Store.
CT could use photos, past and present. inside and out, and more info.
Built in 1926, and showed movies till 1961, became retail, but don’t know how long it was abondaned before being bought in 1999 by Imani Community Development Corporation, Imani means faith in Swahilli, and the Development Corporation is affilated with the First Baptist Church of South Richmond. It is located in the Manchester Historic District, and Hull Street was like the second downtown. The Theater, a three-story mixed residential and commecial structure and two small single-story vacant retail structures have had had a $7.9 million “historic rehab” done to them making 68 apartments and first floor retail space.
It is a two story Classsical Revival-style building faced with cast stone and columns defining the bays. There is a stone horizontal superstructure with “VENUS” carved in the frieze and carved stone medillions below the cornice.
CT would welcome photos, past and present, inside and out, and more info.
The present address maps to about ½ mile too far South. It was in the Southeast corner shopping center, what is now called the Suburban Park Shopping Center.
FUNTIONS: RETAIL
PLEASE REMOVE DEMOLISHED, just because a theater is gutted does not make it demolished.
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
HOFHEIMER THEATRES
VISULITE THEATRES
ROME THEATRES, INC. & VISULITE THEATRES
The Bellvue was built in 1932, had a balcony, marble foyer and deco-pattenered borders.
The Lyric Theater had the Old Dominion Barn Dance a popular country music, “Grand Old Opry” type radio show in the 1940’s and 1950’s, till the Lyric was torn down. The Bellvue had the NEW Doninion Barn Dance hosted by WRVA from 1957 to the late 1960’s. The show had Johnny Cash, June Carter, Hank Williams and a young beardless Willie Nelson as guests.
RVA Studios now has a recording studio in the theater and along with Samis would like to restore the theater.
Anyone have photos, old and new, inside and out and more info?
CSWalczak, that must be an old photo. Thankfully the stud lighting has been restored. I’ve seen it on with a number of bulbs burned out (it must be a pain to replace them) so I’m not sure how often they turn it on.
To see a photo of them on, go above and Click on VIEW ALL 308 COMMENTS, go to the bottom and Click on “Box” 7, go to lostmemory March 1, 2007 that has the photo.
To see a great view of the theater Click on Google Map, Click on Enlarge, make sure it’s on Satellite. The theater is just about straight South of the Red A. It has a curved driveway in front of it. As you Click the + it turns into “3D”.
The theater is not really on D Avenue, but on “D” Avenue which does not map.
Any have photos, both inside and out or more info?
I sure few in and out of this air station.
DJA
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Bob Jensen (Naval Air Crewmen)
Manteno, Illinois
CT could use photos, both inside and out, and more info on the the Elco.
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
CT could use photos, both inside and out, and more info (number of seats etc.).
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
Owners:
2001-2008 Consolidated Theatres
2008 Regal Cinemas
CT could use photos, both inside and out and more info.
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
The ad reads Sewells Point Road, which is now Little Creek Road.
Owners:
1945 Hofheimer Circuit. 1950-1961 Weinberg’s Virginia Theaters. 1964 Weinberg’s Virginia Theaters & Rome Theatres, Inc. 1967.Hofheimer Theatres of Norfolk, Virginia, R. P. Lewis, General Manager, they had 5 theatres in Virginia & Rome Theatres. 1969-1975 Rome Theatres of Balitomore, Maryland, H. Paul Rome, President, they had 11 theatres in Maryland & Virginia.
I saw “THE MUSIC MAN” here and went back in about 1990 and without an address I think I went into the building and at that time it was a Drug Store.
CT could use photos, past and present. inside and out, and more info.
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
Built in 1926, and showed movies till 1961, became retail, but don’t know how long it was abondaned before being bought in 1999 by Imani Community Development Corporation, Imani means faith in Swahilli, and the Development Corporation is affilated with the First Baptist Church of South Richmond. It is located in the Manchester Historic District, and Hull Street was like the second downtown. The Theater, a three-story mixed residential and commecial structure and two small single-story vacant retail structures have had had a $7.9 million “historic rehab” done to them making 68 apartments and first floor retail space.
It is a two story Classsical Revival-style building faced with cast stone and columns defining the bays. There is a stone horizontal superstructure with “VENUS” carved in the frieze and carved stone medillions below the cornice.
CT would welcome photos, past and present, inside and out, and more info.
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
ABC SOUTHEASTERN THEATRES, INC.
PLITT SOUTHERN THEATRES
CURRENT NAME: NEW COLONY THEATER
PREVIOUS NAME: COLONY THEATER
OPEN
NUMBER OF SEATS: 267
PHONE: 757.625.1212
RELATED WEBSITE (OFFICIAL) www.newcolonytheater.org
PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:
2017 holland road
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
Pitts Roth Theatres
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
GRANBY STREET AND EAST LITTLE CREEK ROAD
The present address maps to about ½ mile too far South. It was in the Southeast corner shopping center, what is now called the Suburban Park Shopping Center.
FUNTIONS: RETAIL
PLEASE REMOVE DEMOLISHED, just because a theater is gutted does not make it demolished.
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
HOFHEIMER THEATRES VISULITE THEATRES ROME THEATRES, INC. & VISULITE THEATRES
THANKS
STYLE, REMODELED TO:
ART DECO
PREVIOSULY OPERATED BY:
THALHEIMER INTERESTS
Open from about 1940 to 1969. This was an African-American Theater.
Does anyone have photos, inside and out or more info?
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
2736 NORTH MALL DRIVE
701 Lynnhaven Parkway is the address of the Mall and the Lynnhaven 8 was NOT in the Mall, but was in it’s own building.
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
Wilder Theaters
Was located in the Monticello Shopping Center.
Owned By:
1975-1985 Martin Theatres
1985-1990 Carmike Cinemas
2002 Closed
On August 13, 2011 it became the West campus of The City Life Church of Newport News, Virginia.
Could use photos both old and new, inside and out and more info.
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
PLEASE ADD TO ADDRESS:
171 north main street
THANKS
Sure could use an address, photos, both inside and out and more info.
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
PLEASE CHANGE NAME OF CINEMA TO:
cloverLEAF mall Cinemas
SORRY
PLEASE CHANGE NAME OF CINEMA TO:
cloverLEAF mall cinemas
Michael Coate, thanks for pointing that out, I don’t know what I was thinking?
PREVIOUSLY OPERATED BY:
1975 Durkee Theatres
1980-1985 Glenmar Cinestate, Inc.
1990 Cineplex Odeon
PLEASE CHANGE CITY TO:
CHESAPEAKE
THANKS
In 1963 the City of South Norfolk and the County of Norfolk (by mutural agreement) formed the NEW City of Chesapeake.
South Norfolk has been a “LOST CITY OF VIRGINIA” for 49 years!
The Bellvue was built in 1932, had a balcony, marble foyer and deco-pattenered borders.
The Lyric Theater had the Old Dominion Barn Dance a popular country music, “Grand Old Opry” type radio show in the 1940’s and 1950’s, till the Lyric was torn down. The Bellvue had the NEW Doninion Barn Dance hosted by WRVA from 1957 to the late 1960’s. The show had Johnny Cash, June Carter, Hank Williams and a young beardless Willie Nelson as guests.
RVA Studios now has a recording studio in the theater and along with Samis would like to restore the theater.
Anyone have photos, old and new, inside and out and more info?
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
PLEASE ADD PREVIOUS NAMES:
Downtown Theater
THANKS
Anyone able to get photos, past and present, inside and out and more info?
DJA
Chief Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
CSWalczak, that must be an old photo. Thankfully the stud lighting has been restored. I’ve seen it on with a number of bulbs burned out (it must be a pain to replace them) so I’m not sure how often they turn it on.
To see a photo of them on, go above and Click on VIEW ALL 308 COMMENTS, go to the bottom and Click on “Box” 7, go to lostmemory March 1, 2007 that has the photo.
Bob Jensen
Manteno, Illinois
To see a great view of the theater Click on Google Map, Click on Enlarge, make sure it’s on Satellite. The theater is just about straight South of the Red A. It has a curved driveway in front of it. As you Click the + it turns into “3D”.
The theater is not really on D Avenue, but on “D” Avenue which does not map.
Any have photos, both inside and out or more info?
I sure few in and out of this air station.
DJA
Retired U.S. Navy Chief Bob Jensen (Naval Air Crewmen) Manteno, Illinois